I don't think it's the dancers' fault, really, I think we have not had a lot of particularly strong choreography tonight.

I actually think the finale show is usually not as strong as top 6. Definitely that was the case in S6. Remember that horrible cheerleading piece?

Yeah, in Melanie's solo she basically went en pointe barefoot at one point.

This, yes.

I think they also might be overworked in finale week. Four routines plus a solo each, in the time that early in the show they only have to learn one routine, is a LOT to ask of these kids.

I would imagine the routines have to be a bit shorter, too, right? To fit them all in? And maybe that doesn't allow enough room for them to develop?

I have "I Feel Love" stuck in my head. Argh.

A lot of the routines seemed to lack energy, I think that they are just tired.

SYTYCD!!!!! Y’all, I’m gonna miss this little show so much.

Cat Deeley has killed it with the wardrobe this season. Well played, Miss Lady.

I love that they didn’t dance in, just walked in together. Such cutiepies. Aww. I love this top 4. Kenny Ortega is here. I just watched Xanadu the other night, so I am feeling the love for him. Katie Holmes is here. That’s the last I’ll be saying about that.

Mary’s weave is the most out of control ever!

Marko and Melanie/Disco/Doriana/I Feel Love – Really? We made it all the way through the season and they pull out disco now? WTf? Were they off the beat there at the beginning? I think they were. Why is this so slow? I mean, the song is slow, so I know why, but why pick this song? Ugh, that first lift was crap. And the dance moves in between, such as they are, look terrible. I feel like Melanie is only halfway performing and Mark is not even trying to get his John Travolta on. And the second lift is terrible, too. Third lift looked god in the air, but was crazy cumbersome coming down. And Marko biffed the final pose. Well, that was crap and they looked bad doing it. Yuck. First bad routine I’ve seen out of either of them. It wasn’t fun at all, Kenny Ortega. Are you blind or did you just fall asleep for a second? Thank you Mary, for bringin it real. The lifts were labored. Thank you, Nigel. They did not get the style at all. Neither one really embraced the cheese and became one with the cheese. Not a good way to start the night.

Why four routines? Are they trying to kill these kids?

Mark from Hawai’i. EEEEEEEeeeeeee!

Sasha and Mark/Contemporary/Sonya/Raise Your Weapon – Awww, yeah. Bring it, bitches. Mark is a beast. I can’t even. Just standing and stalking her, he commands that stage. I love the two of them together. Love the little loop around his neck with her legs and then they brought it down to a kind of crawling wheelbarrow. And you know, there’s nothing earth shattering about this choreo, but the two of them are riveting and therefore I was riveted. Not one of Sonya’s best routines, but she gave me shirtless Mark and he’s yoked like whoa and eyeliner and mohawk and holy hell! Seriously, Mary. The wheelbarrow thing was sick. I loved it. Sasha’s injured? Huh. I totally couldn’t tell. But these poor kids are so beat up by season’s end, somebody is always banged up by the time the finale rolls around.

Tadd and Joshua hip hop? That has the potential to be excellent. I’m excited. However, that means Melanie and Marko got royally screwed. That was worse than giving them Tyce!

Joshua and Tadd/Hip Hop/Lil C /Hustle Hard– Huh. I don’t think C has done his best work on the show and they are not krumpers, so let’s see. Joshua is destroying Tadd. Which makes sense because Tadd is a b-boy not a hip hop kid, but it’s so serious. Josh is murdering it and Tadd is there. Joshua? Nasty, just grimy. And Tadd looks like a kid. Why did he smile through the whole thing? It just did not sit well on him at all. I would’ve loved to see that same routine with Joshua and Twitch or Joshua and C. And Mary nails it. Tadd does have the sweetiepie factor, but then she pulls her punches because he did not get there on the hard. He was too mom and apple pie and he needed to be more Cousin TeRay and pork rinds. Good routine by Lil C, though. That was tough stuff. And Cat’s already giving Tadd the lucky loser speech. Well, she’s not wrong.

Melanie and Robert/Contemporary/Stacey Tookey/Sacrifice – Aren’t all her dances the story of unrequited love? This is typical contemporary mishmash. And Robert is featured more than Melanie. Is she hurt? OK, at the side by side leap, she finally started dancing, and it’s beautiful, but why waste her for the first half of the dance just standing around waiting to get lifted? That was weird. And Robert, you, sir, are no Mark. That’s never been more evident. You are not even a poor man’s Mark. I think Kenny Ortega will not be the only choreographer to want to bust down the door to get to Melanie. This girl will work and work and work. And it’s true, from the first time she showed up at the Atlanta auditions, she was a superstar. Shiny girl!

Starting with disco and ending with Wellington stomping...really? I completely agree with y'all that the more "experimental" styles should not show up in the final. Asking them to do 4 partnered routines plus a solo is taxing enough.

All that being said...how adorable and wonderful was Melanie? She is totally my choice. I adore Sasha too, but feel like I'm drawn magnetically to Melanie.

Also, HOLY FUCK, MARK. Wow, I like that look on him. My lord.

Right? When I saw him with Gaga in an AI clip, I felt the same fucking way. I mean damn. He makes me feel like a dirty old lady.

After seeing Mark and Joshua dance, I felt like we really saw MEN dance and it made the male remaining contestants seem much younger and much more inexperienced. They really paled in comparison.

I didn't really feel that way with the women former contestants in comparison to Sasha and Melanie.

Yes, Tadd's youth and inexperience really showed next to Joshua. He did a good job, but it lacked maturity.

And Mark was made of hottness. He needs to get Sasha a job on the Gaga tour.